Thumbs-up and thumbs-down on posts are now only available if you have posted comments on this site. The goal of this is to reward contributors, and reduce the effect of trolls and multiple-account holders.

joem wrote:Thumbs-up and thumbs-down on posts are now only available if you have posted comments on this site. The goal of this is to reward contributers, and reduce the effect of trolls and multiple-account holders.

Cowboys are losers--Broncos are winners! That's the bottom line! Romo's fumble? That's a Denver take away!The fight might have went to the wire, but in the end: 4-0 baby!!!Say what you will about Orton-- here's the fact: He's a WINNER!!!

I don't get it. How does this solution prevent multiple account holders from anything? They just need to make 3 posts from each account and they are still able to do whatever they want right? And who really cares anyway? If some doofus wants to log on three or four different accounts to give thumbs up or thumbs down, what is the real harm? It seems like the person harmed the most is the person with the multiple accounts who spends half his day worrying about the ratings of anonymous comments on some newspaper forum on the Internet.

simkatu wrote:I don't get it. How does this solution prevent multiple account holders from anything? They just need to make 3 posts from each account and they are still able to do whatever they want right? And who really cares anyway? If some doofus wants to log on three or four different accounts to give thumbs up or thumbs down, what is the real harm? It seems like the person harmed the most is the person with the multiple accounts who spends half his day worrying about the ratings of anonymous comments on some newspaper forum on the Internet.

Multiple-account holders who post comments from all of their accounts are much easier to identify than multiple-account holders who post comments from only one account.

disappointing. you are discouraging participation from people who don't spam the forums with their constant and highly charged political agendas. people like me who participate only on occasion and don't spam, can't participate.